GRE Word List
ELLIPTICAL
of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| brawny | muscular |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |